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I am glad that you are looking for a new doctor because this one is, without a doubt, an ignorant jerk. Perhaps consider reporting him (and his ignorance) to the administrator so that he can be prevented from making any further backwards statements to Lupus patients.
Best luck in finding an intelligent and informed doctor.

Oh yea my last Rhuemy said this to me all the time. I kept telling her i'm not tired because i'm depressed; i'm depressed because i'm tired all the time! I wish these doctors could be in my shoes for a month then they will understand!

I'm so there with you about uninformed doctors. My primary told me I just need to lose weight before my diagnosis. I wanted to scream back at him, " Yea because all fat people have these problems!" I started bringing a scary looking friend (who's really as nice as a teddy bear) and I haven't gotten anymore inappropriate comments.

This was such a hit to me but in hindsight it all made sense. I have seen him for 15 years and as I look back, not once did he agree with me that any of my ailments were from the lupus. It makes me so mad. He also made me feel like I am crazy... Which is hard to not think when you know the disease has hit your brain. It seems like everyone pegs you as being crazy when they know that. Well, yes, I know sometimes I am crazy and my moods are bizarre but then I look at people who have no health problems who are really crazy but don't seek treatment for it!!!!! Puts me in a real tailspin.... Males me wonder why I even bother to seek to improve myself through counselling and seeing psychologists when "normal" "crazy" people just don't care and keep on "being crazy".... Did that make sense???????!!!!!! ...what a head case I am!!! HHS, at least I can admit it is what I figure!

Hi everyone, this is the first time on this forum...and I found your comment describing exactly how I feel...although I do have a good rheumat who's helping me with my lupus/fibrom/RA but I still feel depressed because I am always in pain, tired and can't have fun with my kids anymore.
Actually the reason I was checking this forum was to see if lups can cause the retinal detachment?

Unfortunately, stories like this are not uncommon. Way back when, we used to give an award
here in honor of this type of medical "professional". It's high time we started giving out this
award once again.

It's a very special song played in recognition of their "abilities".

There's a tiny bit of bad language in the song, but nothing too over the top.